Format
GT
Guelsen, Taylan
CM🇩🇪FIDE 24603635· Male· Germany· Born in 1986
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Taylan Guelsen, a 40-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2068 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 9 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B, 34. Wiesbadener Schlosspark-Open 2025, and Elberfelder Schach Sommer 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2008–2012) and 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2213 was reached at age 31 (Dec 2017).
Awarded CM in 2021 (age 35). At junior level, he reached #93 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2068
Standard
Rpd2071·Blz—
All-time high
2213
−145 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 31
Dec 2017 · age 31
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2021
CM title awardedCM
at age 35
May 2021
2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2147 → returned at 2124
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Aug 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
2068 → 2213
Dec 2017
Crossed 2200
at age 31
Dec 2017
All-time peak 2213
at age 31 · −145 from today
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2063 → 2068
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
27/ 4757.4%
23W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #106 | 2094 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #29 | 2056 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2265 | +24.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #33 | 2161 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #24 | 1956 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #47 | 2131 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #156 | 1993 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #38 | 1990 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,137
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,640
in continent
World
#18,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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